General Farm Description: Mystery Bay Farm is a small scale goat dairy located on the Olympic Peninsula on Marrowstone Island. We’re entering our 15th year as a licensed, Grade A Dairy.
We have a herd of 25 Alpine goats. We practice rotational grazing on surrounding acreage and make all our own grass hay for the non-pasture months. Our dairy produces cheese, yogurt and Cajeta (goat’s milk caramel sauce) for the local market.
CRAFT Member Farm? No
Fecha de inicio de las prácticas: March 1st, 2023 Fin de las prácticas: Fall 2023 Number of Internship Available: 2 Application Deadline: 1-Mar-23 Minimum Length of Stay: 9 months
Internship Details:
Employees participate in all aspects of the operation: managing kidding season (births, bottle feeding, etc.), milking, cheese making, pasture and hay, cleaning, packaging and distribution. No experience necessary, just a willingness to learn, work hard and have humility. Enjoyment of goats, rural living and a family farm culture is necessary.
Educational Opportunities: This is essentially a paid internship
Skills Desired: Will train
Meals: no
Stipend: yes
Housing: Possibly
Contact information
Dirección de la granja: PO Box 285 Nordland, Washington, 98358